One-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks

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Object Details

Description

Squared, hollow cylinder of the type ts’ung [cong] 琮; narrow projecting collar at both ends; rich cream and tans; decoration: incised and in low relief, stylized masks and double bands of fine lines on corners. (Collar chipped.)

Provenance

To 1916

Li Wenqing (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1916 [1]

From 1916 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing, in New York, in 1916 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 797, pg. 173, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[2] See note 1.

[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History

Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes (November 20, 2010 to January 3, 2016)

Ancient Chinese Jades (May 9, 1993 to May 18, 1998)

Studies in Connoisseurship 1923-1983 (September 23, 1983 to March 1, 1984)

Ancient Chinese Jade (September 4, 1980 to March 6, 1981)

Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)

Previous custodian or owner

Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Culture

Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE

Date

ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE

Period

Late Neolithic period

Accession Number

F1916.118

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Ceremonial Object

Medium

Jade (nephrite)

Dimensions

H x W x D: 4.5 x 7.2 x 7.2 cm (1 3/4 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in)

Diam (hole): 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in)

Origin

Lake Tai region, China

On View

West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 19: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

jade

nephrite

Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)

China

Chinese Art

Charles Lang Freer collection

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f66c18a7-a135-4590-aa1a-5490c2b23c22

Record ID

fsg_F1916.118